Created on Wednesday, 01 May 2013
Written by THE BELLEFONTAINE EXAMINER STAFF

Ruth Marian Banta, 94, of Belle Center, died in her sleep Tuesday morning, April 30, 2013.

She was born in Freeport on March 16, 1919, to the late Seth L. and Lena Belle Cummins Snyder.

She moved to the Belle Center area as a young child and married Omer W. Banta on July 14, 1940, in Belle Center. He preceded her in death March 2, 1995. She also was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Joyce Banta.